take a stab at — to attempt or try something, especially when uncertain of success
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to attempt or try something, especially when uncertain of success
Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪk ə stæb æt/
Example Sentences
- Even though I'm terrible at karaoke, I'll take a stab at singing your favorite song.
- Let me take a stab at guessing your password... is it 'password123'?
- I have no experience with plumbing, but I'll take a stab at fixing the leak.
take a stab at
VERB[/teɪk ə stæb æt/]
to attempt or try something, especially when uncertain of success
💡 Concept
Nervous but curious, he decided to take a stab at pottery for the first time.
🎵 Rhyme
Take a stab at it in the lab, check every tab!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/teɪk ə stæb æt/
🇬🇧 UK/teɪk ə stæb æt/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
stabtabcablab
stab
tab
cab
lab
🔗Collocations
take a stab at the answer
take a stab at cooking
take a wild stab at
take a stab at solving
take a stab in the dark
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Even though I'm terrible at karaoke, I'll take a stab at singing your favorite song.”
😄 Fun example
“Let me take a stab at guessing your password... is it 'password123'?”
“I have no experience with plumbing, but I'll take a stab at fixing the leak.”
😄 Fun example
“Why don't you take a stab at explaining quantum physics to a 5-year-old?”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
attempttrygive it a shothave a goventure
Antonyms
avoidrefuseabstain
Related
guessestimateexperimentendeavorrisk
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